Blake Bodily (born January 13, 1998) is an American professional

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player who currently plays for

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side

Tampa Bay Rowdies The Tampa Bay Rowdies are an American professional soccer team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The club was founded in 2008 and first took the pitch in 2010. Since 2017, the Rowdies have been members of the USL Championship in the second tie ...

Career

Born in Idaho to parents of Scottish origin, Bodily began his youth career with the Boise Nationals before joining the

Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The Timbers have p ...

Academy in 2014. On June 29, 2015, he made his professional debut for

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club

Portland Timbers 2 Portland Timbers 2 is an American professional soccer team based in Portland, Oregon. The team, often referred to as "T2", serves as the reserve squad for the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer (MLS). The team was a member of the USL Champ ...

in a 2–0 defeat to

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. In January 2020, Bodily signed a homegrown contract with

and forwent his senior year with Washington. On October 1, 2021, Bodily moved on loan to

side San Diego Loyal. On October 19, 2021, Bodily was recalled by Portland. Bodily made 17 appearances across all competitions for the Portland Timbers. During his time in Portland, Bodily was a part of the team that won the MLS is Back tournament in 2020, and well as the MLS Western Conference Championship in 2021. Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by Portland. He returned to San Diego on a permanent deal on January 24, 2023. Bodily ended the 2023 season with San Diego Loyal as their all-time single season assist leader with 9 assists and 5 goals on the season. Following San Diego Loyal folding at the end of the 2023 season, Bodily joined

for the 2024 season.

Honors

;Individual * Pac-12 Conference Men's Soccer Freshman of the Year:

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* Pac-12 Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year:

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

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USSF Development Academy bioTop Drawer Soccer bio
1998 births Living people All-American college men's soccer players American men's soccer players Washington Huskies men's soccer players Homegrown Players (MLS) Portland Timbers players Portland Timbers 2 players Capital FC players San Diego Loyal SC players Tampa Bay Rowdies players Men's association football midfielders People from Eagle, Idaho Soccer players from Idaho USL Championship players USL League Two players Major League Soccer players MLS Next Pro players 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub